Lyrics to
Lilly (Are You Happy)

This version of Lilly (Are You Happy) was released by Hall & Oates in 1972.

Our Hall & Oates Songs profile has Lilly (Are You Happy) lyrics from 1972 and most if not all of the lyrics by Hall & Oates that we have here at Decade Lyrics.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to Hall & Oates or about the 1970s in general.

Lilly, laughing lady,
does your smile disguise the tears inside?

Lilly, lonely lady,
only silhouette your happy side.

You give yourself to men who take your love.
Then smile and watch them walk away…
Are you tired of giving Lilly?
Are you really happy?

Lilly, laughing lady,
are you satisfied to live a lie?

Lilly, lonely lady,
is it in the stars for you to try?

Do you fulfill yourself with lies and dreams?
You seem contented with your life?
Does it only gild the lilly
or does it make you happy?

---

Want more lyrics and songs by Hall & Oates?

Hall & Oates has released many songs over the years besides Lilly (Are You Happy). Hall & Oates released songs from 1972 to 2004 spanning across albums like Whole Oats, Abandoned Luncheonette, War Babies, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Bigger Than Both Of Us, Beauty On A Back Street, Along The Red Ledge, X-Static, Voices, Private Eyes, H2O, Big Bam Boom, Ooh Yeah!, Change Of Season, Marigold Sky, Do It For Love, and Our Kind Of Soul. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Hall & Oates.

If you're a fan of 1970s music looking for more songs from 1972 or the 1970s overall, you've come to the right place!

About Lyrics and Lilly (Are You Happy) by Hall & Oates

The lyrics for Lilly (Are You Happy) are defined as the words making up the song released by Hall & Oates in 1972. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Lilly (Are You Happy) have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Hall & Oates and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Lilly (Are You Happy) by Hall & Oates if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Lilly (Are You Happy)" means the words set to the music of Lilly (Are You Happy), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Hall & Oates. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Lilly (Are You Happy) and the lyrics to Lilly (Are You Happy) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Hall & Oates who came here looking just for the lyrics to Lilly (Are You Happy), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

More Songs & Lyrics by Hall & Oates

Visit our Hall & Oates profile for more Hall & Oates songs, lyrics & info!

)